Official signing ceremony for #SAC2018 takes place with host city Bangkok in Thailand

Business - 31 May 2017

BANGKOK, Thailand – SportAccord Convention
is delighted to confirm the official signing ceremony took place today with
Host City ‘Bangkok’ for the sixteenth edition of the Convention to be held from
15 – 20 April 2018.

The signing event was carried out at the
Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) building with Nis Hatt, Managing Director of
SportAccord Convention, H.E. General Tanasak Patimapragorn, Deputy Prime
Minister of Thailand, and H.E. Mrs. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, the Minister of
Tourism and Sports of Thailand.

“Hosting the SportAccord Convention in
Bangkok enables us to reach out to all the International Sport Federations and
those organisations involved in the business of sport to share our sports
tourism vision as well as enabling delegates to experience all that Thailand
has to offer. The Tourism and Sports Ministry is a key driver in helping to
promote Bangkok and Thailand as a sports dream destination and sports hub in
Asean, and these are some of the reasons why the SportAccord Convention is an
important event for us as the Host City.” said Mrs Kobkarn.

With state-of-the-art venues and a city
brimming with opportunities and cultural gems, Bangkok is host to many
world-class events, and in 2016 served as the gateway for over 30 million
tourists who visited Thailand.

Commenting on Bangkok becoming the next
Host City, Nis Hatt said, “SportAccord Convention is delighted for the
Convention to come to Bangkok, Thailand, and our host should be commended for their
dedication and passion in bringing the Convention here, which in turn will
support both the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), and the Tourism Authority
of Thailand (TAT) in their future development goals. Hatt went on to say:

“We are already making good progress with
preparations for next year’s Convention and I am confident we will be able to
deliver a memorable event in Bangkok for our delegates.”

The overarching theme for the sixteenth
edition of the SportAccord Convention will focus on marketing and sponsorship
with further details being revealed once registration opens in June. The
Convention will also see new initiatives including a 3-day sports festival
where all International Federations along with their National Federations will
be invited to take part. In addition, the event is being promoted as a ‘family
affair’, thus making Thailand the vacation destination for delegates and their
families in 2018.

Bangkok was announced as the next Host City
during the spectacular SAC2017 Opening Ceremony in Aarhus, Denmark, this year’s
European Capital of Culture.